About an hour later, the auction house owner came back in and said, "Senior, your spear has been successfully auctioned off for 80 trillion. Would you like a receipt or spirit stones directly? Normally, we would give spirit stones, but since the amount this time is so large, we might not be able to handle it with spirit stones. Therefore, we usually use receipts for large transfers, and these receipts can be exchanged at any money exchange in the city."

Gu Changqing didn't have this problem at all and said directly, "Give me all the spirit stones. I'm too lazy to waste the time exchanging them."

He naturally knew that he could exchange things here, just like in the TV dramas he watched in his previous life, where people would go to money exchanges to exchange for various kinds of money. However, he didn't need to, as his storage ring could hold as many things as he wanted.

The shopkeeper left respectfully.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the shopkeeper returned, followed by a group of servants who were panting heavily and covered in sweat. Each servant carried a huge box on their back, some in brass, some in gold, some in silver, and some in bronze, and each box was quite extraordinary.

It was clear that even a single box was incredibly valuable. Gu Changqing scanned the boxes with his divine sense and immediately understood that they were filled with spirit stones, exactly the same number as before.

Gu Changqing was overjoyed. He immediately waved his hand and snapped his fingers. The storage ring on his hand immediately emitted a light, and with a bang, all the spirit stones were put into it.

After that, Gu Changqing had nothing more to do here.

Gu Changqing lifted his buttocks and prepared to leave, but before leaving, he touched the lady's smooth, white, long legs with his palm before departing.

Just as they were halfway there, the shopkeeper from before suddenly called out to them from behind.

"Senior, please wait a moment, I have something important to discuss with you."

Gu Changqing turned around and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something else?"

The shopkeeper said, "Senior, you just left, and here comes an extraordinary person auctioning off a treasure. He's auctioning something that looks like gunpowder, which can instantly level 108,000 miles when it explodes. Do you want it? If you do, you can take it for half price. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing's mind stirred. This kind of terrifying bomb could travel hundreds of thousands of miles in one explosion, which was comparable to a nuclear bomb. Such a terrifying thing was too good to pass up, especially since it was half price. How wonderful!

He immediately said, "This is good, I'll take it."

The shopkeeper then said, "To be honest, I knew you would definitely buy it, so I brought it with me. Take a look, there are eighteen in total."

When Gu Changqing took them in his hand, he immediately noticed that these were small, glittering silver beads, about the size of a fist, emitting a strong smell of gunpowder. They seemed to explode at the slightest touch, with terrifying destructive power.

Gu Changqing warned, "Don't tell me this is fake, otherwise you and the auction house... I think you know what will happen to you."

The shopkeeper, feeling wronged, said, "Please rest assured, senior, there are absolutely no fakes here. Why don't you find a place to try them out and you'll know?"

Gu Changqing thought about it and decided that it wasn't necessary.

"I don't think you would lie to me. However, I, Gu, have never intended to spend money on anything I want. If anything happens to your auction house in the future, you can come directly to me. With me here, no one will dare to cheat your auction house. What do you think?"

As he spoke, Gu Changqing took out a jade pendant from his pocket and threw it over. This jade pendant was naturally used for transmitting sound. Its meaning was very clear: if anything happened at the auction house, such as someone storming the door or provoking someone, they could call Gu Changqing directly, and Gu Changqing would come over on the spot and kill that person.

"Senior's suggestion is excellent. To be honest, that's exactly what I meant. I hope my auction house can receive your patronage. Thank you in advance."

As the auctioneer spoke, he bowed deeply, displaying great respect.

Gu Changqing was quite satisfied with this attitude, and after chatting with him for a few more minutes, he left the place.

As I turned a corner, I suddenly saw a pack of dogs coming towards me.

These were a group of dogs that looked like sheepdogs, about up to Gu Changqing's calves in height. They were very majestic and strong, with shiny fur, which showed that they lived a very good life. Their owner was a wealthy-looking man with a big belly, as fat as a pig. He was walking with a swagger, leading them around. No one knew what was going on.

Suddenly, Gu Changqing realized something was wrong. He saw the man leading the dogs toward a garbage dump. The dump was littered with trash, stinking and filled with all sorts of discarded dried fruits and other items piled up like rags, in a chaotic mess, emitting a pungent, fishy smell.

In the blink of an eye, the man led the dogs to that place, then let them find food there before turning and leaving.

When he left, it was as if he used some kind of technique; his figure was as fast as lightning, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Gu Changqing was completely confused, feeling that something was off about this scene.

It feels like they're abandoning a dog.

Just then, a man walked over and said, "Young hero, you don't know this, do you? He's a well-known wealthy man in the area. He keeps a lot of dogs, but for some reason, whenever they get too fat and strong, he abandons them. Now that this batch of dogs has grown to look decent, he's brought them here to abandon them again."

"If you don't want these dogs, then why keep them?" Gu Changqing frowned and asked, somewhat puzzled.

The man shook his head, sighed, and said, "I don't know. Maybe this person has some inexplicable hobby."

"Then where did all the dogs he abandoned go? Were they adopted, or were they left to fend for themselves?" Gu Changqing frowned and asked, puzzled.

The man shook his head and sighed again, "These dogs, one by one, were so hungry that they were dizzy and couldn't even walk after two days. Then they became corpses. They waited here for their owners to come back, but we who live here all know that their owners abandoned them in this garbage dump and will never come back, not even to take a look from afar."

Gu Changqing understood, pondered for a moment, and said, "Then I'll adopt these dogs."